The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. I figured a via ferrata at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area would be no walk in the park—nothing is at the resort, ...

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Mountain Trip led a group of 24 Latinx community members on a climb up Telluride’s Via Ferrata course on July 17. For most of the participants, it was their first time on the Telluride Via Ferrata, ...

IDAHO SPRINGS (KDVR) — Hiking, fishing or camping in the Colorado outdoors is a lot of fun enjoyed by many people. But if you are looking for a little more excitement, how about hanging by the seat of ...

Man posing on Donnerkogel Intersport via ferrata (klettersteig) ladder, with his leg hanging out, on a bright sunny day. If hiking seems a bit too mellow but you’re not quite ready to take on a steep ...

CANON CITY — In our exclusive new series Adventures with Alan, we'll travel across Southern Colorado week-by-week to show you everything from hidden gems to well known spots. This week we visit the ...

Steve and Anna Clendenen of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, had scaled five via ferrata courses before taking on Arapahoe Basin Ski Area’s new East Wall climb Tuesday morning. The Clendenens were in for ...

Long popular in Europe, via ferratas are catching on—and fast—in North America. Italian for “iron way,” a via ferrata is a protected climbing route with fixed steel cables, metal rungs, and ladders.